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Li’s research focuses on mimicking brain biology structures to develop similar hardware architectures.
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New Duke professor Helen Li explains research in brain-inspired computing, future of artificial intelligence

This month, Helen Li—who is known for her research in brain-inspired computing systems—will join the department of electrical and computer engineering. After earning a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 2004, she worked at Qualcomm Inc., Intel Corp and Seagate Technology before returning to academia in 2009. The Chronicle's Grace Mok talked with Li about her research and her thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence.